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1222 The Riddle we can guess We speedily despise— Not anything is stale so long As Yesterday’s surprise—
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The Riddle we can guess
1 My first is no proof of my second, Though my second's a proof of my first: If I were my whole I should tell you Quite freely my best and my worst. One clue more: if you fail to discover My meaning, you're blind as a mole; But if you will frankly confess it, You show yourself clearly my whole. 2 My first may be the firstborn, The second child may be; My second is a texture light And elegant to see: My whole do those too often write Who are from talent free. 3 How many authors are my first! And I shall be so too Unless I finish speedily That which I have to do. My second is a lofty tree And a delicious fruit; This in the hot-house flourishes-- That amid rocks takes root. My whole is an immortal queen Renowned in classic lore: Her a god won without her will, And her a goddess bore. 4 Me you often meet In London's crowded street, And merry children's voices my resting-place proclaim. Pictures and prose and verse Compose me--I rehearse Evil and good and folly, and call each by its name. I make men glad, and I Can bid their senses fly, And festive echoes know me of Isis and of Cam. But give me to a friend, And amity will end, Though he may have the temper and meekness of a lamb.
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Four Charades
He sleeps in evergreen trees tying his long beard to a branch and there he dreams of rabbit stew wishing to snare one per chance His emerald coat is perfect camouflage so he lays on his shinny gold buttons thinking of mint tea and chocolate cake after a feast of lamb cutlets and mutton This little greedy plump fellow with stripy socks purple and yellow will sing in his sleep to the birds in the tree with a voice so sweet and so mellow With nightfall's, he descends to the ground making sure no human presence are around and he speedily sifts through park litter bins looking for cooking pots made out of tin By Christos Andreas Kourtis aka NeonSolaris
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Sep 7, 2013
Sep 7, 2013 at 2:18 PM UTC
The Tree Gnome
a strange day it was full of strangers when I went for a walk with my spouse by my side past the junction a stranger shouted out to me: “Help me!” and I said quite readily: “But I need help myself – so how can I help you?” and I continued on my walk wondering at this strange world past the 100-year-old tree an octogenarian stopped me and he said: “Son, can you tell me which way to Harvey’s Street?” and I said to him: “I don’t know Harvey and so I don’t know his street; and by the way, maybe you don’t know, but I’m not your son….” and past Kangaroo Point a cheery stranger all teeth he shouted to me: “Good day!” “Oh, great!” I shouted back. “You may be having a good day but I’m having a strange day, I’ll tell you that!” And past the Greehimn River a helpless old lady said: “Ah, kind man, could you pick up that walking stick for me? it’s mine and a young man just now kicked it off my right hand” And I said with no second thought: “Oh, old woman pick it up yourself; your back is already bent so half the effort is already there - and you think I walked all the way here so I can pick up a walking stick for a strange old woman I don’t even know?” and I turned to my spouse who was with me all the while and I said: “Hmmm…what a strange day with all these strangers…” and my spouse answered speedily: “Who are you, creepy stranger? Why do you talk to me?” And straight my spouse walked off from me… Hmmm…and indeed a strange day it was with all these strangers one meets and who walks so close beside
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Oct 11, 2010
Oct 11, 2010 at 7:48 PM UTC
a strange day full of strangers
a strange day it was full of strangers when I went for a walk with my spouse by my side past the junction a stranger shouted out to me: “Help me!” and I said quite readily: “But I need help myself – so how can I help you?” and I continued on my walk wondering at this strange world past the 100-year-old tree an octogenarian stopped me and he said: “Son, can you tell me which way to Harvey’s Street?” and I said to him: “I don’t know Harvey and so I don’t know his street; and by the way, maybe you don’t know, but I’m not your son….” and past Kangaroo Point a cheery stranger all teeth he shouted to me: “Good day!” “Oh, great!” I shouted back. “You may be having a good day but I’m having a strange day, I’ll tell you that!” And past the Greehimn River a helpless old lady said: “Ah, kind man, could you pick up that walking stick for me? it’s mine and a young man just now kicked it off my right hand” And I said with no second thought: “Oh, old woman pick it up yourself; your back is already bent so half the effort is already there - and you think I walked all the way here so I can pick up a walking stick for a strange old woman I don’t even know?” and I turned to my spouse who was with me all the while and I said: “Hmmm…what a strange day with all these strangers…” and my spouse answered speedily: “Who are you, creepy stranger? Why do you talk to me?” And straight my spouse walked off from me… Hmmm…and indeed a strange day it was with all these strangers one meets and who walks so close beside
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Step by step a kite ascends to the sky regains  memory of transcendence of once being the echo of a cloud sailing speedily westwards. the kite remembers another life and strays far beyond it's distance permitted, when the string rudely pulls it back,controls, the young cloud, narcissistic still keeps it's love for the echo, in swirling wisps of vapor as gently caressing wet touch The lone woman who suppresses deep inside her chest, the tumultuous waves of love and passion, imbuing the emotion sunset spews, suddenly breaks down the startled sea breeze is the only witness to her outburst. the sky slipping fast in to the gloom of darkness stands frozen, silent, as if melting in the pain love causes, when one bids final good bye to the beloved, vowed never to part.
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Oct 10, 2014
Oct 10, 2014 at 12:14 PM UTC
The Pantomime at Sunset
Blinded by the sunlight that shines so brightly, it proceeds to massage my spectacles, rinsing the grime away from my eyes, there lived mankind, buildings, plants, and animals, but where was I, unaware of the planet I saunter, I look in amazement, unborn to what to forecast, but then I distinguished the dark side, somber and bleak, impoverished skeletons walking hunchbacked, desperately scrambling for silver, as so to purchase a bottle of liquor and a burger to indulge his vacancy that absents him, as I trek my way further into this metropolis, I hear a sudden commotion arising from the right direction, it begins to steer me that way, luring me in deeply there was a mass of onlookers chanting on, of what seemed to be two individuals pummeling one another into a bloodbath, but then it escalated, the crowd began to all partake in the beating and it caused a mayhem, that was uncontrolled, I bolted the scene, protecting my mask from getting dismantled, as suddenly I hear a very deafening noise, it was a four wheeler wagon, that speedily amtrac it's way towards the locus in which we was in, everyone scattered the scene, as the people who dressed in uniform annihilated the scene, putting an outright stop to the madness that occurred, forestalling future procreation from the participants, my heart shriveled and I gasped for air, I ran aimlessly into a town that was lively and sunny, as I saw mankind playing sports, clubbing, riding nice convertibles, homes were futuristic, plants were vegetated, smiles and giggles were infectious, everyone was cheerful and amused enjoying this utopian I discovered, it was care-free, as folks walked in suit and ties, formal dresses, luggages entering and exiting, dialect as clear as caribbean sea, friendly animals chaperoned by their owner, "where am I?", "what was this strange but yet interesting soil I embark on?", ..... I don't know, but it closes me in like a maze and I'm forced to live as they.
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Aug 25, 2018
Aug 25, 2018 at 4:12 PM UTC
Unworldy Newborn
Blinded by the sunlight that shines so brightly, it proceeds to massage my spectacles, rinsing the grime away from my eyes, there lived mankind, buildings, plants, and animals, but where was I, unaware of the planet I saunter, I look in amazement, unborn to what to forecast, but then I distinguished the dark side, somber and bleak, impoverished skeletons walking hunchbacked, desperately scrambling for silver, as so to purchase a bottle of liquor and a burger to indulge his vacancy that absents him, as I trek my way further into this metropolis, I hear a sudden commotion arising from the right direction, it begins to steer me that way, luring me in deeply there was a mass of onlookers chanting on, of what seemed to be two individuals pummeling one another into a bloodbath, but then it escalated, the crowd began to all partake in the beating and it caused a mayhem, that was uncontrolled, I bolted the scene, protecting my mask from getting dismantled, as suddenly I hear a very deafening noise, it was a four wheeler wagon, that speedily amtrac it's way towards the locus in which we was in, everyone scattered the scene, as the people who dressed in uniform annihilated the scene, putting an outright stop to the madness that occurred, forestalling future procreation from the participants, my heart shriveled and I gasped for air, I ran aimlessly into a town that was lively and sunny, as I saw mankind playing sports, clubbing, riding nice convertibles, homes were futuristic, plants were vegetated, smiles and giggles were infectious, everyone was cheerful and amused enjoying this utopian I discovered, it was care-free, as folks walked in suit and ties, formal dresses, luggages entering and exiting, dialect as clear as caribbean sea, friendly animals chaperoned by their owner, "where am I?", "what was this strange but yet interesting soil I embark on?", ..... I don't know, but it closes me in like a maze and I'm forced to live as they.
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Baby birds sit still, sleeping softly, in baby eggs not hatched, while mother bird waits patiently for little shells to crack. Now little birds with open eyes chirp sharply without rest, and mother bird leaves speedily to gather worms and crumbs of bread. After their meals, the little birds are filled with food and joy, 'till mother bird hops closer to help them soon deploy. With harried squeaks and frenzied flapping, they fall down from their nest, and mother bird, from up above, spies patiently, in hopes of their success.
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Oct 19, 2011
Oct 19, 2011 at 6:06 PM UTC
To my mother
calm and fast-flowing but unsuspecting of the sudden drop, where it tumbles-- with its glorious white droplets of pure life, soon to be immersed in darkness, uniformity, among the others who've broken, fallen, before it. and they all mend as one-- as the river, still moving speedily along but faster, with the memory of free fall
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Jan 30, 2015
Jan 30, 2015 at 5:13 PM UTC
river
The Race An injury in sophomore year caused me to miss the springtime meets. I was sitting in a cast while my teammates won their heats. I am no brain, I can’t sit still No chance I’ll ace the S.A.T. But medal wins in track and field could mean a scholarship for me. Near Lewis is a cinder track- an oval of a quarter mile. So I come here to do my laps And dream of victory for a while. A short fat man goes jogging by In sweat drenched shirt and navy shorts Gasping, like a fish in air, fleeing from his mortal thoughts. I doff my sweats and start to stretch I take no chances with this knee. Soon I’m feeling good and loose, it pays to warm up properly. A tall thin runner, strangely pale, About half of the track ahead I‘ll pass him like he’s standing still Then he’ll be chasing me instead. I pass the jogger right away The pale runner, though, moves speedily I pick up my pace a notch Just as quickly so does he.. I stretch my stride, he does the same And gains upon me steadily I thought that I was chasing him It seems instead he’s chasing me. I never raced this guy before At any of the local meets He appears to be as old as me But his gear is “thrift shop” quality. Sure enough, he’s gaining fast. I dig down for a last reserve I didn’t think I’d lost a step Bad news, if it’s true, for me I hear his foot falls close behind And vainly try to stay ahead I turn my head to see his face It is the face of one long dead. The ghostly winner makes a turn and passes through the gate and chains The cemetery lies beyond That holds the urn with his cremains “You saw him too” the fat man gasps- “I thought that he had come for me” I knew he only came to run I recognized the ghost you see. “Tommy Miller was his name School Champion back in 63’ .He died crossing this finish line an aneurysm in his brain.” Unfinished business binds him here A restless spirit, more than most, The race is ever to the swift The quick are beaten by a ghost
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Dec 21, 2011
Dec 21, 2011 at 5:21 PM UTC
The Race
The Race An injury in sophomore year caused me to miss the springtime meets. I was sitting in a cast while my teammates won their heats. I am no brain, I can’t sit still No chance I’ll ace the S.A.T. But medal wins in track and field could mean a scholarship for me. Near Lewis is a cinder track- an oval of a quarter mile. So I come here to do my laps And dream of victory for a while. A short fat man goes jogging by In sweat drenched shirt and navy shorts Gasping, like a fish in air, fleeing from his mortal thoughts. I doff my sweats and start to stretch I take no chances with this knee. Soon I’m feeling good and loose, it pays to warm up properly. A tall thin runner, strangely pale, About half of the track ahead I‘ll pass him like he’s standing still Then he’ll be chasing me instead. I pass the jogger right away The pale runner, though, moves speedily I pick up my pace a notch Just as quickly so does he.. I stretch my stride, he does the same And gains upon me steadily I thought that I was chasing him It seems instead he’s chasing me. I never raced this guy before At any of the local meets He appears to be as old as me But his gear is “thrift shop” quality. Sure enough, he’s gaining fast. I dig down for a last reserve I didn’t think I’d lost a step Bad news, if it’s true, for me I hear his foot falls close behind And vainly try to stay ahead I turn my head to see his face It is the face of one long dead. The ghostly winner makes a turn and passes through the gate and chains The cemetery lies beyond That holds the urn with his cremains “You saw him too” the fat man gasps- “I thought that he had come for me” I knew he only came to run I recognized the ghost you see. “Tommy Miller was his name School Champion back in 63’ .He died crossing this finish line an aneurysm in his brain.” Unfinished business binds him here A restless spirit, more than most, The race is ever to the swift The quick are beaten by a ghost
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Wash my brain Wash it clean Burn it down with kerosene Self inflicted lobotomy I wish I could tell you what's wrong with me I bring new meaning to heart Disease Everything I love runs speedily It's for the best Don't you agree? They'll never see My crazy streak They'll love me for What I am not The empty smiles And pointless thoughts I'll put them in my special box and pretend that I forgot This is just a game I play to keep the rain at bay Nothing more to say I was born this way
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Mar 4, 2012
Mar 4, 2012 at 10:37 PM UTC
The Collector
i was watching batman (1989) and batman returns (1992) today, and i couldn't stop layering over birdman (2015) over both films, it was such a comedy, you knew that it wasn't a serious engagement in the role, i just kept picturing the internal monologue - the action scenes were already a gimmick when in the birdman the explosions start with the critique of what people actually like to see - and that critique that the joker is no more a weird'o than batman dressed in black leather / spandex - i just wish heath ledger took a break from acting, and they did the same sort of film about the actor behind the joker, but how would they internalise the essence of the role: the laughter... internalising a husky voice can be easily done when the actor in a different role can talk easily and speedily without that haunting husky role of the original part... but the laughter? it would never work, which is why jack warned heath about playing the role... 'son, beware the laughter.' still, what an enjoyable re-watch, putting over the birdman nostalgia over the seriousness of the acting in the originals, you can actually imagine him going for a coffee break and taking a **** when the original screening took place, the whole: back to reality - it really amplified the films in a quirky way; and i still think the joker is the only doppelgänger that can't be tamed: i'm guessing because of coulrophobia - and i could still see remnants of this mythical doppelgänger on heath in the imaginarium of dr. parnassus... the clowns are onto you, you can't steal one of them from the jammed mini or volkswagen beetle with 20 of them in it, plus the crying clown, everyone's heard of that one, they mime laughter, this vocalised doppelgänger of a clown is cursed - because unlike actual mimes they don't surd bewilderment being stuck in a box, or touching a brick wall obstacle... they surd laughter, and they share it among themselves in a circus, vocalising that surd is a curse, since vocalising an actual mime leaves you without the actual abstractions, and from what i heard, brick walls are silent like graves, unless of course you punch one or smash a car into one.
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Mar 18, 2016
Mar 18, 2016 at 4:41 PM UTC
the doppelgänger of the joker and coulrophobia
i was watching batman (1989) and batman returns (1992) today, and i couldn't stop layering over birdman (2015) over both films, it was such a comedy, you knew that it wasn't a serious engagement in the role, i just kept picturing the internal monologue - the action scenes were already a gimmick when in the birdman the explosions start with the critique of what people actually like to see - and that critique that the joker is no more a weird'o than batman dressed in black leather / spandex - i just wish heath ledger took a break from acting, and they did the same sort of film about the actor behind the joker, but how would they internalise the essence of the role: the laughter... internalising a husky voice can be easily done when the actor in a different role can talk easily and speedily without that haunting husky role of the original part... but the laughter? it would never work, which is why jack warned heath about playing the role... 'son, beware the laughter.' still, what an enjoyable re-watch, putting over the birdman nostalgia over the seriousness of the acting in the originals, you can actually imagine him going for a coffee break and taking a **** when the original screening took place, the whole: back to reality - it really amplified the films in a quirky way; and i still think the joker is the only doppelgänger that can't be tamed: i'm guessing because of coulrophobia - and i could still see remnants of this mythical doppelgänger on heath in the imaginarium of dr. parnassus... the clowns are onto you, you can't steal one of them from the jammed mini or volkswagen beetle with 20 of them in it, plus the crying clown, everyone's heard of that one, they mime laughter, this vocalised doppelgänger of a clown is cursed - because unlike actual mimes they don't surd bewilderment being stuck in a box, or touching a brick wall obstacle... they surd laughter, and they share it among themselves in a circus, vocalising that surd is a curse, since vocalising an actual mime leaves you without the actual abstractions, and from what i heard, brick walls are silent like graves, unless of course you punch one or smash a car into one.
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Abandoned, deserted and forsaken to whine. In privation was he left lonely to pine. His friends like a bird fled to another tree, Leaving him to rot away in Dundee. His soul was parched, pained and weary, Longing him to be refreshed speedily. His heart was sad, bitter and lorn, Praying him this even to morn would turn. And the laden lad afterward to London went. By labour and favour did he an apartment rent And began in earnest his early dreams to pursue, Having himself picked up, as a man ought to do-- After a certain disappointment or fall in life-- Chasing no fantasy, frivolities, but working to rule; Neither was he as afore again playing the pool But was saving straight, and soon he success struck, By heaven's fortune that to him came--nay by luck: Like it's no fluke finding a goodly and godly wife-- It was by grace that he was wherefore blessed. So his old chummy comrades to him returned to nest: To wine and dine with him more like before. But he, Once bitten, twice shy, was wise enough to repeat folly.
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Feb 12, 2013
Feb 12, 2013 at 4:33 AM UTC
London Lad
Blood boils, turns and swirls and the flow is disturbed. Speedily the air rushes into my lungs, overwhelmingly my heart starts to race, I never thought I could feel this way. My emotions are trying to catch-up but my mind is trapped, paralyzed in confusion, crawling at the thought that I will never see her face in this life again. What was once life is now mere a thought, the tears of men will never last but these memories are locked within, I cherish I smile I cry I love. I know you are at peace
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Jun 15, 2018
Jun 15, 2018 at 8:01 AM UTC
Pillar has fallen
He was never as good as the other children, At school they made him think he was to slow For their games of Hide & Seek As how hard is it to find a slug when A slippery, slimy trails left behind him. He was never that fast always taking Time to get to those places that Others would speedily get too. But what was the fun of missing Views, People, Scenery Always rushed past, he would take a Moment to speak to those taking time Out of a gradual slow day, until someone not Gazing, Looking, Noticing The slimly little trail, as they disappeared Down a soggy path, anger turned to laugher As they had the time of their life. And on that day a new venture was played A slowly little fellow, Would slowly edge his way up the hill. Once he was there, once he chilled out, they Slipped, Slithered, Skidded, Down the slope with glee, a little fellow He didn't run, jump, skip, only slowly walked, But no one minded. It wasn't the climb up, The school walk wasn't as slow anymore, It was the speed that everyone went the other way down.
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Aug 17, 2015
Aug 17, 2015 at 4:32 PM UTC
Slippery School Trails
There lived an old man in the kingdom of Tess, Who invented a purely original dress; And when it was perfectly made and complete, He opened the door, and walked into the street. By way of a hat, he'd a loaf of Brown Bread, In the middle of which he inserted his head;-- His Shirt was made up of no end of dead Mice, The warmth of whose skins was quite fluffy and nice;-- His Drawers were of Rabbit-skins,--but it is not known whose;-- His Waistcoat and Trowsers were made of Pork Chops;-- His Buttons were Jujubes, and Chocolate Drops;-- His Coat was all Pancakes with Jam for a border, And a girdle of Biscuits to keep it in order; And he wore over all, as a screen from bad weather, A Cloak of green Cabbage-leaves stitched all together. He had walked a short way, when he heard a great noise, Of all sorts of Beasticles, Birdlings, and Boys;-- And from every long street and dark lane in the town Beasts, Birdles, and Boys in a tumult rushed down. Two Cows and a half ate his Cabbage-leaf Cloak;-- Four Apes seized his Girdle, which vanished like smoke;-- Three Kids ate up half of his Pancaky Coat,-- And the tails were devour'd by an ancient He Goat;-- An army of Dogs in a twinkling tore up his Pork Waistcoat and Trowsers to give to their Puppies;-- And while they were growling, and mumbling the Chops, Ten boys prigged the Jujubes and Chocolate Drops.-- He tried to run back to his house, but in vain, Four Scores of fat Pigs came again and again;-- They rushed out of stables and hovels and doors,-- They tore off his stockings, his shoes, and his drawers;-- And now from the housetops with screechings descend, Striped, spotted, white, black, and gray Cats without end, They jumped on his shoulders and knocked off his hat,-- When Crows, Ducks, and Hens made a mincemeat of that;-- They speedily flew at his sleeves in trice, And utterly tore up his Shirt of dead Mice;-- They swallowed the last of his Shirt with a squall,-- Whereon he ran home with no clothes on at all. And he said to himself as he bolted the door, 'I will not wear a similar dress any more, 'Any more, any more, any more, never more!'
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The New Vestments
There lived an old man in the kingdom of Tess, Who invented a purely original dress; And when it was perfectly made and complete, He opened the door, and walked into the street. By way of a hat, he'd a loaf of Brown Bread, In the middle of which he inserted his head;-- His Shirt was made up of no end of dead Mice, The warmth of whose skins was quite fluffy and nice;-- His Drawers were of Rabbit-skins,--but it is not known whose;-- His Waistcoat and Trowsers were made of Pork Chops;-- His Buttons were Jujubes, and Chocolate Drops;-- His Coat was all Pancakes with Jam for a border, And a girdle of Biscuits to keep it in order; And he wore over all, as a screen from bad weather, A Cloak of green Cabbage-leaves stitched all together. He had walked a short way, when he heard a great noise, Of all sorts of Beasticles, Birdlings, and Boys;-- And from every long street and dark lane in the town Beasts, Birdles, and Boys in a tumult rushed down. Two Cows and a half ate his Cabbage-leaf Cloak;-- Four Apes seized his Girdle, which vanished like smoke;-- Three Kids ate up half of his Pancaky Coat,-- And the tails were devour'd by an ancient He Goat;-- An army of Dogs in a twinkling tore up his Pork Waistcoat and Trowsers to give to their Puppies;-- And while they were growling, and mumbling the Chops, Ten boys prigged the Jujubes and Chocolate Drops.-- He tried to run back to his house, but in vain, Four Scores of fat Pigs came again and again;-- They rushed out of stables and hovels and doors,-- They tore off his stockings, his shoes, and his drawers;-- And now from the housetops with screechings descend, Striped, spotted, white, black, and gray Cats without end, They jumped on his shoulders and knocked off his hat,-- When Crows, Ducks, and Hens made a mincemeat of that;-- They speedily flew at his sleeves in trice, And utterly tore up his Shirt of dead Mice;-- They swallowed the last of his Shirt with a squall,-- Whereon he ran home with no clothes on at all. And he said to himself as he bolted the door, 'I will not wear a similar dress any more, 'Any more, any more, any more, never more!'
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On my fingers, on my tongue- Your taste a sweet and pleasing one. I unwrap you greedily And nibble on you speedily. Milk chocolate, I can't resist- in miniatures or in a kiss. Three musketeers are worth the fee- all for one and one for me. In a pudding or a bar I enjoy you in my home or car. In drink, you warm my winter day once my shovels been put away. Intoxicating like fine wine, Your antioxidants are all mine. I sneak away with you, my treasure, an old fat man's one guilty pleasure.
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Feb 3, 2012
Feb 3, 2012 at 7:50 AM UTC
Milk Chocolate
I spontaneously decide to get on my bike and cycle to the grocery store. I didn't think twice, sometimes you don't need to, intuition often works fine. I grab my purse, take my bicycle out the shed and go on my way. It feels like flying sky high: the wind blowing hard in my back, (force five) pushing me along the road. The cars pass me, also seemingly without effort. The shadows of the clouds speedily move ahead of me. After a while, I leave the green sea of the countryside behind me, as I turn on a path that runs between two lines of trees. An old man is on a walk inside the peacefulness of the trees, enjoying some time alone. Once I leave this green corridor, with a tall bridge in between, I soon, maybe too soon, arrive in town. Into the grocery store, get what I need, get in line to pay and get back on my bike. Time to go home. Instead of making me happy and blowing in my back, the wind now blows in my face. The muscles in my legs soon start complaining, thinking they work too hard. In the green corridor, I pass a mother walking with her child and taking out the dog. Up the bridge again, this time so much harder to cycle upwards. But also, much more satisfying to not push the pedals and still move forward when you're on your way down. This time round I need a few breaks, as the wind causes my nose to run and I need to use some tissues. Out on the plains again, I pass a woman who's playing with her dog, practicing its tricks and playing with a ball. I pass a man cycling in the opposite direction, the wind now in his back. I feel jealous. Finally some respite as I cycle through a village. The houses soften the wind. But when the village ends, the wind seems to blow much harder than before. I now envy all the drivers in their cars, passing me easily. As I approach the last turn in the road I realize I don't care that the wind tries to blow me off my bike. I'm almost home.
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Sep 28, 2012
Sep 28, 2012 at 10:10 AM UTC
Come Cycling With Me
I spontaneously decide to get on my bike and cycle to the grocery store. I didn't think twice, sometimes you don't need to, intuition often works fine. I grab my purse, take my bicycle out the shed and go on my way. It feels like flying sky high: the wind blowing hard in my back, (force five) pushing me along the road. The cars pass me, also seemingly without effort. The shadows of the clouds speedily move ahead of me. After a while, I leave the green sea of the countryside behind me, as I turn on a path that runs between two lines of trees. An old man is on a walk inside the peacefulness of the trees, enjoying some time alone. Once I leave this green corridor, with a tall bridge in between, I soon, maybe too soon, arrive in town. Into the grocery store, get what I need, get in line to pay and get back on my bike. Time to go home. Instead of making me happy and blowing in my back, the wind now blows in my face. The muscles in my legs soon start complaining, thinking they work too hard. In the green corridor, I pass a mother walking with her child and taking out the dog. Up the bridge again, this time so much harder to cycle upwards. But also, much more satisfying to not push the pedals and still move forward when you're on your way down. This time round I need a few breaks, as the wind causes my nose to run and I need to use some tissues. Out on the plains again, I pass a woman who's playing with her dog, practicing its tricks and playing with a ball. I pass a man cycling in the opposite direction, the wind now in his back. I feel jealous. Finally some respite as I cycle through a village. The houses soften the wind. But when the village ends, the wind seems to blow much harder than before. I now envy all the drivers in their cars, passing me easily. As I approach the last turn in the road I realize I don't care that the wind tries to blow me off my bike. I'm almost home.
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It is copyright © Leonard Cohen 2006 and Jacket magazine 2007. Takanawa Prince Hotel Bar Slipping down into the Pure Land into the Awakened State of Drunk into the furnance blue Heart of the one one one true Allah the Beloved Companion of Dangerous Moods– Slipping down into the 27 Hells of my own religion my own sweet dark religion of drunk religion my bended knee of Poetry my robes my bowl my scourge of Poetry my final circumcision after the circumcision of the flesh and the circumcision of the heart and the circumcision of the yearning to Return to be Redeemed to be Washed to be Forgiven Again the Final Circumcision the Final and Great Circumcision– Broken down awhile and cowarding in the blasting rays of Hideous Enlightenment but now finally surrendered to the Great Resignation of Poetry and not the kind of Wise Experience or the false kisses of Competitive Insight, but my own sweet dark religion of Poetry my ***** prize my sandals and my shameful prayer my invisible Mexican candle my useless oils to clean the house and remove my rival’s spell on my girlfriend’s memory– O Poetry my Final Circumcision: All the pain was in fearing and ignoring the girl’s voice and the girl’s touch and the girl’s fragrant humbling girlishness which was lost three wars ago– And O my love I love you again I am your dog your cat your Cleopatran snake I am bleeding painlessly from the Final Formless Circumcision as I push up your dress a little way and kiss your miraculously lactating knee And may all of you who watch and G-d forbid! are in a suffering predicament as I go sliding down to Love– may you speedily be embraced by the girlishness of your own dark girlish religion
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Sep 14, 2020
Sep 14, 2020 at 12:46 PM UTC
Takanawa Prince Hotel Bar by Leonard Cohen
It is copyright © Leonard Cohen 2006 and Jacket magazine 2007. Takanawa Prince Hotel Bar Slipping down into the Pure Land into the Awakened State of Drunk into the furnance blue Heart of the one one one true Allah the Beloved Companion of Dangerous Moods– Slipping down into the 27 Hells of my own religion my own sweet dark religion of drunk religion my bended knee of Poetry my robes my bowl my scourge of Poetry my final circumcision after the circumcision of the flesh and the circumcision of the heart and the circumcision of the yearning to Return to be Redeemed to be Washed to be Forgiven Again the Final Circumcision the Final and Great Circumcision– Broken down awhile and cowarding in the blasting rays of Hideous Enlightenment but now finally surrendered to the Great Resignation of Poetry and not the kind of Wise Experience or the false kisses of Competitive Insight, but my own sweet dark religion of Poetry my ***** prize my sandals and my shameful prayer my invisible Mexican candle my useless oils to clean the house and remove my rival’s spell on my girlfriend’s memory– O Poetry my Final Circumcision: All the pain was in fearing and ignoring the girl’s voice and the girl’s touch and the girl’s fragrant humbling girlishness which was lost three wars ago– And O my love I love you again I am your dog your cat your Cleopatran snake I am bleeding painlessly from the Final Formless Circumcision as I push up your dress a little way and kiss your miraculously lactating knee And may all of you who watch and G-d forbid! are in a suffering predicament as I go sliding down to Love– may you speedily be embraced by the girlishness of your own dark girlish religion
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the wind has been strong of late it has blown at a rapid rate with wind blowing so speedily we're anchoring our belongings tightly
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Nov 8, 2013
Nov 8, 2013 at 9:44 PM UTC
Strong Wind
The darkness fell and never left,         The rain came beating to the ground, As somberly he looked, bereft,         At Father who made not a sound         And Mother lost to all around, He made a pledge, an oath of hate,       And ne’er to break his word was he; Protect all others from this fate,       Not to allow misdeeds to be:       Destroy all wrong that he could see By taking down immoral men,       By any means and any form So his days were spent, but then,       His heart still craved for loving; warm       Bodies to interlace, perform - Almost like a dream she came,      A woman born not of this Earth, Diana Prince, her given name,      And he knew not of her real worth,      Or of the true place of her birth; He found himself in lustful daze,       Watching as she flicked her hair, Smiled in most adoring ways,       He knew this thing he could not share       Thus the two became a pair - Though both hid a secret deep,       Neither one prepared to say And both their silence they did keep,       Until the one most momentous day       When fate had its own hand to play; In mortal danger they were found,       Roped around in knots and ties By wicked creatures underground,       At last their secrets they described,       Identities they’d dared to hide; She had her doubts of baring truths,       But knew her lover understood Why she had been made to choose      Although all that she did was good,      A choice made to evade spilled blood; He told her of that fearful night      When as a child his parents died And left him in this world to fight      Alone; in the mansion he’d reside,      His want and need for love denied, He told of his cape, his helm, and cave,      She of inherent power, Neither flustered, both were brave     In face of their darkest hour,     And bells rang out from Gotham’s tower Declaring that now it was time;     The two of them combined must fight, And brave they fought against the crime,     Cloaked, hidden under dark of night     Until the dawn of morning light; The end of the battle now was near,     A thousand men lay lost, defeated And Gotham’s citizens did cheer,     As speedily the rest retreated    The dark of Batman's heart depleted.
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Nov 25, 2012
Nov 25, 2012 at 12:54 PM UTC
The Darkness Fell
The darkness fell and never left,         The rain came beating to the ground, As somberly he looked, bereft,         At Father who made not a sound         And Mother lost to all around, He made a pledge, an oath of hate,       And ne’er to break his word was he; Protect all others from this fate,       Not to allow misdeeds to be:       Destroy all wrong that he could see By taking down immoral men,       By any means and any form So his days were spent, but then,       His heart still craved for loving; warm       Bodies to interlace, perform - Almost like a dream she came,      A woman born not of this Earth, Diana Prince, her given name,      And he knew not of her real worth,      Or of the true place of her birth; He found himself in lustful daze,       Watching as she flicked her hair, Smiled in most adoring ways,       He knew this thing he could not share       Thus the two became a pair - Though both hid a secret deep,       Neither one prepared to say And both their silence they did keep,       Until the one most momentous day       When fate had its own hand to play; In mortal danger they were found,       Roped around in knots and ties By wicked creatures underground,       At last their secrets they described,       Identities they’d dared to hide; She had her doubts of baring truths,       But knew her lover understood Why she had been made to choose      Although all that she did was good,      A choice made to evade spilled blood; He told her of that fearful night      When as a child his parents died And left him in this world to fight      Alone; in the mansion he’d reside,      His want and need for love denied, He told of his cape, his helm, and cave,      She of inherent power, Neither flustered, both were brave     In face of their darkest hour,     And bells rang out from Gotham’s tower Declaring that now it was time;     The two of them combined must fight, And brave they fought against the crime,     Cloaked, hidden under dark of night     Until the dawn of morning light; The end of the battle now was near,     A thousand men lay lost, defeated And Gotham’s citizens did cheer,     As speedily the rest retreated    The dark of Batman's heart depleted.
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Before her the open laptop stares At settled coffee shop young lady smart appearance nice hair. Phone close, to hand for just maybe. nowhere in particular she looks here and there, as she shares short glances between coffee shop phone and screen, An image created of controlled serenity, around her the tidal increase of customers ebb and flow. Laptop screen, a document shines out, I'm here. Momentarily her phone blinks me too then returns to outward inactivity. An embryo smile flickers, perhaps a thought of the fleeting communication, perhaps not, voices sway back and forth then, spike of a laugh quickly swallowed by the ambience to give way to hisses, gurgles of music coffee machines  play. Young men perch and slouch in fervent conversation They leave, talking, passing Dad with daughters so pleased when discovering window side seats, wait in anticipation, where delivers Dad , then into newspaper immerses. Girls silently survey the scene, hot chocolate cupped shortly paper closes, a look, chocolate speedily drunk to join dads exit swift, wordless and abrupt   past headphoned staff in crockery recovery. Incessantly tables change coffee treats enjoyed again,   The coffee shop laptop lady alone but not lonely chooses to be, just maybe, happy in her own skin. scorsby MICHAEL C CROWDER         1st January 2019
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Jan 2, 2019
Jan 2, 2019 at 8:29 AM UTC
Coffee Shop Lady
He always thought hers was a peasant's body not as a critique but by something about the simplicity of the way she walked or stood or the way she lay on the double bed one hand resting on her naked abdomen her brown haired head on a pillow at rest the way one leg was raised one flat down on the bed the small area of ***** hairs he was by the window of his bedroom looking at the garden below then up along the road the afternoon sun settling on the trees aren't you coming back to bed? she said still not satiated ? he said smiling sensing his pecker move not of you she said or of Percy if he's willing he sniggered at her nickname for his pecker the green bus went by along the road good God he said that's her bus whose? she said my mother's bus she’ll be here in a few minutes she lay there open mouthed uncertain of what to say or do you'll have to get up and we'll go before she wonders what we were doing up here he said she moved from the bed as if in a daze her nakedness complete her ******* bobbing her hands searching around for her clothes he moved faster hurrying his dressing taking quick glimpses through the window his mother was not in view he took a glance at his lover semi dressed hair in a mess her naked buttocks disappearing into cloth he loved that final glimpse of nakedness that final sight of bare flesh his mother was in sight along the road quick he said downstairs and she grabbed her stockings and shoes and followed him down the stairs two at a time her bare feet sensing the cold floor through the kitchen and out the back door along the brick pathway he closed the door and locked and put the key back under the mat and speedily followed his lover into the woods the ground prickling beneath his feet and she smiling out of breath hiding behind the old shed putting on her stockings and he wondering how it may have been if his mother had caught them making love and their nakedness seen.
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Oct 23, 2013
Oct 23, 2013 at 2:13 AM UTC
THEIR NAKEDNESS SEEN.
He always thought hers was a peasant's body not as a critique but by something about the simplicity of the way she walked or stood or the way she lay on the double bed one hand resting on her naked abdomen her brown haired head on a pillow at rest the way one leg was raised one flat down on the bed the small area of ***** hairs he was by the window of his bedroom looking at the garden below then up along the road the afternoon sun settling on the trees aren't you coming back to bed? she said still not satiated ? he said smiling sensing his pecker move not of you she said or of Percy if he's willing he sniggered at her nickname for his pecker the green bus went by along the road good God he said that's her bus whose? she said my mother's bus she’ll be here in a few minutes she lay there open mouthed uncertain of what to say or do you'll have to get up and we'll go before she wonders what we were doing up here he said she moved from the bed as if in a daze her nakedness complete her ******* bobbing her hands searching around for her clothes he moved faster hurrying his dressing taking quick glimpses through the window his mother was not in view he took a glance at his lover semi dressed hair in a mess her naked buttocks disappearing into cloth he loved that final glimpse of nakedness that final sight of bare flesh his mother was in sight along the road quick he said downstairs and she grabbed her stockings and shoes and followed him down the stairs two at a time her bare feet sensing the cold floor through the kitchen and out the back door along the brick pathway he closed the door and locked and put the key back under the mat and speedily followed his lover into the woods the ground prickling beneath his feet and she smiling out of breath hiding behind the old shed putting on her stockings and he wondering how it may have been if his mother had caught them making love and their nakedness seen.
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Time, thoughts incoherently show hazy veil crowding sail direction none. Where all begins where it goes where comes from where it grows... life a mixture bubbles slowly blowing heart inside knows no Knight belief succumbs... Passing lights sparkles of night weakly rise in darkness shine. Days mark pace speedily race desire bears fruit of care. Maybe tomorrow maybe now maybe a path will meet the bow. Choice runs marathon ...
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Nov 18, 2010
Nov 18, 2010 at 7:28 AM UTC
Incoherent